Kiersten has returned from the peaks of the Sierra Nevada mountains with an extraordinary report of an encounter with a pair of Golden Eagles – and despite very misty conditions she still managed to get some shots to post for you today… At 3,011m Cerro del Caballo is the westernmost “three-thousander” in the Sierra Nevada [...]
Kiersten’s Spanishhighs duties have once again taken her into the wooded slopes of the Sierra Nevada mountain range…bringing another encounter with one of the region’s most highly adapted woodland species. The Nuthatch Sitta europaea spends most of its life clinging to the trunks and branches of trees, foraging endlessly for insects, nuts, berries and seeds. [...]
With a wingspan of nearly nine feet – 2.65 metres – the Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus is one of our most spectacular birds of prey, and it’s great to have this magnificent raptor on the list for the new year. Kiersten spotted the individuals shown here in the Sierra Nevada mountains over the last couple [...]
The Spanishhighs team have been busy in the mountains again…and Kiersten returned today with some new shots of one of our most magnificent birds of prey! Conservation measures have stabilized the population of Griffon Vultures across Spain in recent years, and the Iberian peninsula remains a stronghold for these huge scavengers in Europe. However, while [...]
Kiersten and the Spanish Highs Mountain Guides team have been busy in the mountains of the Sierra Nevada again this week, but she still found time for a spot of birdwatching…and returned again with some nice shots for the blog. Regular readers will be very familiar with the bird of prey we have for you [...]
We’re rounding off the month for the second time in a row with another look at a true high-altitude species, the Alpine Accentor. Recent trips by the Spanishighs team to the peaks of the Sierra Nevada mountain range have brought terrific close-up views of this alpine specialist, and it’s great to have some brand new [...]
In southern Europe the (Northern) Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe is usually found in higher, alpine country. The open, grassy slopes, scree and scattered boulders of the Sierra Nevada peaks suit this bird perfectly…and we certainly found good numbers at Hoya de la Mora recently. The Wheatear is very much a terrestrial bird and generally shuns trees [...]
The Sierra Nevada mountain range is internationally recognised for its alpine flora and fauna: its biodiversity led to Biosphere Reserve status in 1986 and it became a National Park in 1999. With the two highest peaks on mainland Spain – Mulhacen (3,481m) and Pico de Veleta (3,392m) – the area has suffered from the pressures [...]
Kiersten has once again returned from Spanishhighs duties up in the mountains, with some terrific new shots of another true alpine survivor! A bird of barren, boulder-strewn slopes, the Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris breeds at high altitude in the Pyrenees, the Alps and locally round the Mediterranean region into the Balkans. The high peaks of [...]
This is a caterpillar that turns into a moth and lives in the pine forests with very few predators. You will notice their silky nests in the trees, and if your unlucky, you will bump into them on the forest floor when they leave the nest to look for suitable places to pupate in Spring. [...]
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